TEXAS · WELLS · GRIMES COUNTY · BAY LEASE · API 42-185-30487 · DISTRICT 03
Bay #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Bay #1H (API 42-185-30487) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged March 17, 1998, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 15, 1994, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Torch Operating Company and has since transferred to Union Pacific Resources Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
Permitted by Torch Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 2, 2000
- Permits on file
- 5,638
- Phone
- (817) 321-7424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Torch Operating Companythrough Aug 1995 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanyDec 15, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1994
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 161K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1995 THROUGH Mar 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 17, 1998
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay G-3-153819 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 0 | 161K | Feb 1995 – Mar 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyMar 1995 → Aug 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431050-99 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Dec 15, 1994 | Dec 15, 1994 | Dec 23, 1994 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 1995 | Bay G-3-153819 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 354 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 10,065 | -9,711 |
| Pecan Gap | 12,450 | -12,096 |
| Austin Chalk | 13,092 | -12,738 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,203 | 13,589 | Open hole |
| 13,203 | 15,737 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 60 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,000 | 14.75 | 1,455 S |
| 7.625 | 13,203 | 9.625 | 446 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 17, 1995 | Apr 4, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1995 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-185-30487 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30487 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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